[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 13, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E920]
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            INTRODUCTION OF THE RESTROOM ACCESS ACT OF 2022

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 2022

  Ms. NORTON, Madam Speaker, today, I introduce the Restroom Access Act 
of 2022, which would require retail establishments to provide 
individuals with medical conditions requiring immediate use of a 
restroom, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, access to 
employee-only restrooms when such establishments do not have public 
restrooms. Individuals would have to present a Department of Labor-
issued identification card certifying such a medical condition.
  Individuals with certain medical conditions need immediate access to 
a restroom. When public restrooms are not available, it can create 
uncomfortable or embarrassing situations for these individuals. As long 
as there are no safety concerns, which my bill addresses, these 
individuals should be able to use employee-only restrooms.
  I urge my colleagues to support this bill.

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